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In this talk, Ven Candā leads a discussion on AN 5.200, regarding five ways to escape from suffering: the mind not launching out towards sensual pleasures, ill will, harming, form, and personal existence (i.e. holding a view of the existence of a self).

[0:00] Sutta reading, discussion of terminology, and general reflection

[20:39] Renouncing craving for food

[26:46] What is meant by “attending to”

[33:20] Focusing on the opposite of the unwholesome

[36:26] “Attending to”, part 2

[40:50] Focusing on the opposite, part 2

[43:24] “Attending to”, part 3

[46:08] Equanimity

[57:24] Metta a...